Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 22 The Unlucky Scoundrel in an Old-Fashioned Novel 21

"Really completely unaware?"

The interrogation continued, and the presiding judge was also a shady character hired by Zhao Xin. He held no official position, but was adept at understanding human nature and negotiating skills. Few people in the county government dared to meet his gaze, fearing that his thoughts would be exposed.

Xia Youmi struggled to copy the image of the man talking to Danruo in her mind.

First of all, the brush is not in line with painting habits.

Secondly, she lacks talent.

Finally, that person was too plain-looking.

"You rabbit, you're missing an ear."

A gentle voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, sounded from behind her.

Xia Youmi's hand holding the pen froze, unsure how to react.

At this time.

Zhao Xin appeared out of nowhere, first bowing to the person behind him. He then leaned closer and said:

"What rabbit? You have time to draw rabbits for fun?"

Snapped--

The ink finally failed to hold its shape and dripped heavily onto the paper, leaving a perfect ink flower on the picture.

Xia Youmi put down her brush and tried to put the painting away. But Zhao Xin grabbed it and held it up to examine it closely against the sky.

"You're a bit skinny, you little rabbit!"

"Haha."

Seemingly sensing the misunderstanding, the person behind him chuckled twice.

Xia Youmi turned around and bowed.

Song Heng raised his hand, indicating that he should get up.

Seeing this, Zhao Xin finally finished mocking and said seriously:

Who are you going to draw?

“The staff at Lingbaozhai once saw him communicating with Danruo in private.”

"Their expressions were somewhat suspicious; we need to ask someone to find out more about them."

Although Danruo may have been ordered to buy some jewelry and other items, at this moment, no clue, however small, should be overlooked.

Zhao Xin was prepared to immediately send someone to Lingbaozhai, but she simply couldn't use the drawing she had made to search for the person. She had no choice but to have Xia Youmi go and identify the person herself.

"I'll take it with me."

When Song Heng spoke, no one objected.

Then, Xia Youmi rode off on Song Heng's attendant's horse. The two remained silent for the rest of the journey, and arrived at Lingbaozhai in a few breaths.

The shop looked to be of normal size, and apart from the owner and a shop assistant, there were only a few female customers.

The arrangement is also very clear.

Xia Youmi gently shook her head at Song Heng, indicating that the person was not there.

Then, she temporarily stepped aside, leaving everything to Song Heng to negotiate. These expensive shops were all from powerful backgrounds. She, with neither official position nor connections, shouldn't expect them to listen to her.

After the shopkeeper notified all the staff, both those on shift and those who had left, to come over, they still couldn't find the person who had spoken with Danruo.

"Three months ago, was there someone temporarily watching over your bed?"

"My lord, this... I haven't heard of it."

The shopkeeper, hunched over, would have probably already kicked the two troublemakers out if he hadn't been forced by his authority.

While waiting for someone, Xia Youmi searched all the nearby shops but still couldn't find any trace of them.

“My esteemed guests, if you have a portrait, I might be able to help you find the person.”

"Perhaps that person was just here on behalf of the master. Look at the jewelry from Lingbaozhai; he's not one of my shop's employees!"

When it comes to portraits, Xia Youmi can only manage an awkward laugh.

Song Heng pondered for a moment, as if he had made a plan. He didn't make things difficult for the shopkeeper anymore, and told him to write down the characteristics of the person Xia Youmi described, and report it to the county government when there was any news.

At this moment, Xia Youmi had no idea that she would be going through a period of inhuman torture as a result.

......

They returned the horses from the Song residence.

Xia Youmi accompanied Zhao Xin to the county government office in Chang'an County. Under the guise of exchanging information, the real purpose was for Xia Youmi to memorize all the personnel information. Although the two counties were being merged, there was still considerable competition between them behind the scenes.

Then, Xia Youmi saw two names.

Liu Yiqing – the female protagonist of the original novel.

Liu Lu – a male supporting character in the original text.

She saw the name Liu Yiqing in the case files of the Wannian County government, but didn't immediately connect her with the female protagonist, because she didn't know that the female protagonist had lived in Chang'an since childhood.

Until the detailed case files of the Chang'an County government revealed that she was Liu Lu's missing maid.

Only when these two names are put together can one confirm their identities.

Indeed, we can't rely entirely on the plot.

In the story, most of their stories take place in the military camp. The female lead is from the lower class and has been ridiculed as a slave; it turns out she was the male supporting character's slave.

The male supporting character, as the top strategist in the military camp, was never mentioned by anyone as coming from a high-ranking official family.

The book says that he and the female protagonist were childhood sweethearts, and were mistakenly thought to have grown up in the same social class.

Little did anyone know, he was the son of a high-ranking official.

Yes! He's the younger brother of Liu Dalang, the one who made a big fuss about the maid's disappearance. Liu Sanlang, a direct descendant.

Each of the brothers lost a maid.

As fate would have it, a single case drew all four main characters into the picture. Perhaps this was the beginning of a turning point in their destinies.

If the female protagonist had not left the Liu residence.

If the female supporting character hadn't been saved by the male lead.

Is it possible that there will be no further complications and that it won't affect the life of someone as insignificant as Xia Youmi?

However, she could not risk human safety to conduct experiments.

“Nian Nian, you say it.”

"Won't the world be forcibly corrected?"

If things develop that way, all her efforts will be in vain. If people in the future want to see her experience this breakdown...

Then, she would not hesitate to break down and show them.

Is this really how fate should be manipulated?

Then, she would quickly slide to her knees, without any affectation. It would be like a scene from a movie, ensuring the guests were all entertained.

Then, we'll laugh as they go extinct.

"Youmi, I don't have any historical data here. I can't know whether your actions will cause the timeline to continue to develop accordingly."

"Scientifically speaking, we need to experience the whole world before we can draw conclusions."

"However, from a predictive standpoint, I believe you can change your destiny."

"At least, compared to the original book, you now have much more support."

The system provided very good reassurance.

Their hard work over the years has at least improved their lives a little.

back home.

Xia Youmi organized the detailed information about the missing maid that she saw at the Chang'an County Government Office in her mind and copied it down.

She only played a small part in the investigation; it requires the collective effort of everyone.

Xia Youmi focused on the clues provided by Zhu Liu, one of whom she had personally met.

Furthermore, Zhu Er's lover had been in trouble even earlier, and he had been investigating for a long time. The information he had was probably more detailed than what the government had obtained.

The next day, he went to the county government office to report.

After listening to Zhao Xin's sarcastic remarks, he accepted the task of finding Yan Qiao and then disappeared into the city of Chang'an.

I've been keeping a close watch on him for several days straight.

If it weren't for the lack of electronic products in ancient times and the fact that people rarely studied late into the night, their eyesight would probably have been ruined.

Fortunately, the result was good.

Yan Qiao was from Zhaoguo Ward. She was a maid in a family that had passed the imperial examinations. She often bought things in the ward and had also visited the Wang family's steamed cake shop a few times. Therefore, they had some interactions, and her network of acquaintances consisted mostly of people she knew.

Some of those involved were gradually eliminated, and the remaining few became highly suspicious.

According to a clue provided by an aunt, Yan Qiao had some dealings with a Hu slave in the "Jincheng Hu Bing" household. The Hu slave rarely went out except to make Hu Bing, which is why the aunt noticed him.

Old nemesis Boss Shi had long been defeated by his nephew.

He traveled far away to Luoyang.

He left behind his mute daughter and Hu slaves.

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